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Happy Carl Sagan Day U-all.I need someone to help me write a letter to the family that donated my new Liver
Posted on: November 9, 2010 - 5:09pm
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Happy Carl Sagan Day U-all.I need someone to help me write a letter to the family that donated my new Liver
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what does one say in my situation,your lost is my gain,Thanks
Was it a partial liver transplant (living donation), or did someone pass away?
In either case, focus on expressing gratitude, hope, good will, etc. How has this donation improved your quality of life? What do you hope to do with the extra health you've been given? How do you feel about the fact that there are people in the world who are good enough to donate for the sake of others? Etc.
I think the family of someone deceased would want to know that even in death, their family member has helped to make the world better for someone else. Something like that. Just go with your gut and show it to a couple people before you send it, if you're worried about saying something off-putting.
BTW: Glad to hear the news! Hope your recovery goes well.
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and are you able to contact them? I thought this was off-limits.
In the event a simple thanks would be enough. They'd readily see new meaning in their loss.
Take care, Ken.
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I believe that contact information is not given, but that the organization itself can act as a proxy to convey a thank-you letter.
I'd keep it simple.
Signature ? How ?
One of the most important questions to ask would be this: How much do they know about you?
If you really wanted to make them feel good about it, and they don't know anything at all about you, you could always write it very poorly in crayon and draw a little picture. They might think it's some little kid and be all heart-warmed and such "Thank U 4 my new liver. I <3 U." ...
At least, that would be easier than trying to think of something appropriate to say as an adult.
Not something I'd do, but maybe still an option.
Well Ken, I feel even farther removed from the matter than you are. Still, I would want to know if it was a full liver that you got.
In that case, I would start by passing on my condolences for their loss. I don't think that anyone can know the grief of another. However, we can all know that whatever they are dealing with, the situation sucks.
Having lost both of my parents many years ago, I would tell them that it is not a good thing to try to “get over it”. They can't. The person is gone. They can find whatever comfort they can but that will not change the fact that they can do no more than to accept that the world is a whole lot smaller for them than it used to be.
Once you get past that part, then you can give them your thanks for the gift which you received. Trust me on this bit: They will not understand it anymore that I can understand how you feel over the matter. I would assume that you are happy with the situation but it should be fairly obvious that I can't really know how you feel.
Perhaps you could end it on a note of: “I can't fathom what you have to deal with. However, the gift which I have received is of a measure that few will ever know. For that the depth of my thanks can know no feeling that words can express”.
On the other hand, if it was a partial liver and the dude is still alive, then the letter would have to be very different.
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Signature ? How ?
Ken, glad I could help.
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